Debadatta Chand: ‘Bank Of Baroda Is Well Capitalised’

‘Bank has enabling provision to raise capital up to Rs 7,500 crore over a longer period of time.’ Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters “Profitability would be sustained this year as we expect improvement in net interest income,” Debadatta Chand, MD and CEO,

Four IPOs worth Rs 6600 to hit D-Street next week

The initial public offering (IPO) lane will be busy next week, with four main-line companies, including Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts operator Schloss Bangalore Ltd and Aegis Vopak Terminals tapping the primary market to raise over Rs 6,600 crore collectively.

Airtel keen to tie up with Jio, VIL to fight fraud

Airtel has informed the government and regulator Trai that it has approached Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea with a proposal for a joint initiative to unite the industry against rising telecom fraud and scams. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Airtel has also

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Movement in the equity market this week will be guided by a host of macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors, analysts said. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Stocks markets concluded the last week on a subdued note,

Centre plans to list at least five RRBs by FY27-end

After the merger of regional rural banks (RRBs) under the “One State, One RRB” policy to improve their efficiency and minimise competition among public-sector banks (PSBs) that sponsor them, the government is planning to list at least five RRBs by

India Now World’s Fourth Largest Economy, Overtakes Japan: NITI Aayog

India has become the fourth largest economy in the world, overtaking Japan, NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam said on Saturday. Briefing reporters after the 10th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog, Subrahmanyam said overall geopolitical and economic environment

Adani Ports, JSW Infra make logistics anchor for cargo growth plans

Adani Ports and JSW Infrastructure, India’s leading private port operators, are expanding their logistics services to capture extra cargo while they run integrated transport services. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters “With incrementally less availability of lucrative port assets that can drive cargo

No tariffs, no US sales: Trump’s warning to Apple on India production

US President Donald Trump has said it is ok for Apple to go to India to build its plants, but then the tech company will not be able to sell its products in America without tariffs. IMAGE: Apple CEO Tim

RBI’s Rs 2.69 lakh crore bonanza for Modi govt for FY25

The Reserve Bank on Friday announced a record Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend to be paid to the government for the fiscal ended March this year, 27.4 per cent more than the payout in 2023-24. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff The Reserve

India’s forex kitty drops $4.89 bn to $685.73 bn

India’s forex reserves dropped $4.89 billion to $685.73 billion for the week ended May 16, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. Photograph: Kham/Reuters The overall reserves jumped by $4.553 billion to $690.617 billion in the previous reporting week.